Cubans head to the polls, all eyes on voter turnout
Havana, Cuba Reuters Cubans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for the 470 lawmakers who will represent them in the country´s National Assembly in a closely watched election seen as a referendum on the communist-run government at a time of deep economic crisis. Voting centers in the capital Havana opened at 7am ET […]
Churches provide solace in tornado-ravaged Mississippi Delta
Rolling Fork, Mississippi, US AP As a deadly tornado tore through the lower Mississippi Delta, Rev Mary Stewart clung to a door in the hallway of her Rolling Fork home, shielding herself from the branches and chunks of debris that came flying through her shattered windows. Friday’s storm flattened entire town blocks, but the Rolling Fork […]
India’s workforce: As population booms, where are its working women?
ANNIE BANERJI and ANUJA of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on why India is being urged to bring women into the workforce by creating female-friendly jobs and conditions as its population and economy grow…
Lebanon wakes up in two time zones as clock change row deepens divisions
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided on Thursday not to start daylight savings time over the last weekend of March – as usually […]
Essay: COVID-19 sent houses of worship online. Will congregations come back in person?
RYAN BURGE, pastor, author and assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service – that religious leaders can find concern and comfort in a survey about attendance at worship early in the pandemic…